Wabash Trace Nature Trail - Malvern

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The Wabash Trace Nature Trail is a former railroad corridor that has been converted to a multi-purpose trail with a limestone surface. The trail is a total of 63 miles long, with 25 miles of the trail being in Mills County. This creates approximately 300 acres of linear park within Mills County that is open year round to bicycling, walking / running, cross country skiing and nature viewing.

Motorized vehicles, including ATV’s, snowmobiles and dirtbikes, are NOT permitted on the Trace.
Southwest Iowa Nature Trails (SWINT) continues to maintain the Wabash Trace and promotes the Trace on a daily basis. A user pass is encouraged and all funds from sales of user passes go to maintaining the Wabash Trace. The daily pass can be found in yellow posts at the access point on W 5th St near Boehner Pond in Malvern. Passes may also be obtained from businesses along the trace.

Please be sure to review the Rules & Regulations for conduct on the Wabash Trace Nature Trail.